By Worst time in a hundred years to be graduating from the university? Apart from the obvious health issues that have arisen due to the Covid-19 virus, it has also dealt a huge blow the global economy, and forced various responses from many countries. This episode of The Perspective podcast is
By The Rocky Road to Brexit
Rioting in Londonderry/Derry in April 1971. Photo: Flickr Arguably the most complicated part about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU is its border towards Ireland. During the transition period throughout 2020, goods and people can still travel freely to the UK from the EU, and from the UK to
▶︎ Rocky roads to Brexit. The Norther Irish perspective
Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) The border between the UK and Ireland gave rise to thirty years of sectarian violence on Northern Ireland. Will Brexit once again spark this conflict or will Northern Ireland leave the UK for Ireland or will nothing really happen? Join us as we
Portugal: The European Exception
Political graffiti by the Portuguese Communist Youth in central Lisbon. Photo: Markus Barnevik Olsson Europe is currently experiencing a political transformation. Progressive power is weakening, whereas the influence of right-wing parties is strengthening. Germany, the UK, Sweden and Spain are only a scratch on the surface. Some would even go
The Brexit Special:
(An edited overlay of a photo of UK/EU flags and the Big Ben / Wikipedia Commons by Diliff and Pixaby Tonight, on the 31st of January 2020, the UK will officially leave the EU. But that does not mean that the British people are anxiously counting down the time, nor
▶︎ London Travel Report #3
Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) All good things come to an end! The Travel Committee has now been in London for a week, and it is soon time for them to return home. Since the last time we’ve heard from them, they have attended many interesting meetings – with even
▶︎ London Travel Report #1
Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) Every semester UPF makes a study trip to a politically interesting destination, and the Radio committee makes sure to keep you updated by presenting a Travel Report. Follow along on this semester’s trip to London! The first episode is a pre-talk, presenting the two foreign
The Brexit Breakdown: The EU’s frustrations and negotiations
(An edited overlay of a photo of Tusk, Merkel and Juncker, and the EU/UK flags / Wikimedia commons /UK/EU flag) In the last Brexit Breakdown article the UK’s summer, full of heated Brexit debates, was discussed. Instead of focussing on the UK again this article will look at the EU’s
Misperceptions of Reality
A photo of the rescue of migrants from the Sea-Watch on August 21, 2018 / Flickr Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe once said that, “a man sees in the world what he carries in his heart”. Perception and opinion of our environments are partially biased by our preconceptions: we tend to
The Brexit Breakdown: Hot summer days and heated debates
(An edited overlay of the photo of Boris Johnson and EU/UK flags / Flickr & Pixbay) Disclaimer: Note that this piece was written approximately a week before publishing, and therefore does not account for the most recent developments. It has been a hot summer in the UK, not only because it